Tag: pirate attack

  • Sailors’ Society launches Crisis Response Centre

    24-hour centre offers support. Sailors’ Society launches Crisis Response Centre to support seafarers affected by piracy Durban-based facility will provide 24-hour rapid response and trauma counselling for survivors of piracy […]

  • Third Annual QMARSEC Event

    Future of AIS to be high on agenda. Qatar’s National Security Shield Project to Host Third Annual QMARSEC Event The third annual QMARSEC conference will take place on 28 October […]

  • NIMASA domesticates 5 IMO laws

    IMO laws adopted to improve standards. NIMASA domesticates 5 IMO laws to improve safety of ships at sea Determined to improve the safety of ships calling the nation’s seaports, the […]

  • AdvanFort Brits to face trial

    Move stuns defence team, devastates relatives. Six ‘stranded’ Britons face India weapons charge trial Six British men unable to leave India for the past two years despite charges against them […]

  • ASEAN navies join forces over piracy

    Assurances that Malacca Strait is ‘safe’. ASEAN navies join forces over piracy The navies of ASEAN member countries are to join forces and hold a joint operation to uncover the […]

  • Vietnamese coast guards vs. pirates

    The Vietnamese CG have a history of fighting pirates. Vietnamese coast guards vs. pirates – P1: A face-to-face encounter Several hijacked freighters have been stopped and many pirates have been […]

  • CMF in anti-terror training

    Joint ops to enhance collaboration and skills. French ships involved in counter-terrorism missions and Djibouti Navy Training at Sea Captain René-Jean Crignola, Commander, Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150), visited La […]

  • Piracy: Response & Training Officers

    As pirate attacks fall away in some regions, alternatives to armed guards are sought. The Need for Response & Training Officers Guest Article by: John Twiss MSyI Lies, damned lies […]

  • Calls for new Nigerian piracy laws

    Calls for public hearing to clarify laws. Nigeria: Association Calls for Public Hearing On Piracy The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Nigeria has urged the National Assembly to […]

  • Fighting West African piracy

    French Navy hosts seminar on piracy, maritime crime. Maritime Piracy: “Africa Must Develop Its Own Security Architecture” GATHERED on Thursday, June 25, around Admiral Bernard Rogel, Chief of Staff of […]